Dubai: A young Indian driver walked away from a horror crash unharmed while racing in British Formula 3 on Sunday.
Ameya Vaidyanathan had qualified sixth on the grid for the first race at Britain’s Oulton Park circuit, but had a poor start and lost four places.
Chasing Sisa Ngebulana for ninth place on Lap 7, Vaidyanathan went for a gap in the available space before making contact with the other car.
Vaidyanathan’s car was thrown into the air, rolling several times before coming to an abrupt halt off the track.
The race was immediately stopped.
Race officials reported that Vaidyanathan was "alert and conscious" but was taken to the circuit’s medical centre for a precautionary test, from where he was released soon afterwards.
Telling reporters about the accident, Vaidyanathan said: "Ngebulana had a poor exit out of the first corner and we were side-by-side heading into the flat kink heading into Cascades.
"Unfortunately our wheels touched and after that my view was quite disturbing. I felt quite a few big hits but I have no idea what direction they were in or where they came from," he added.
“I am just very thankful to the people at Tatuus for the strength of the car, the people involved in the championship too and everyone in the team for all their support.
"Once the accident finished, I was in quite a bit of shock but once that initial traumatic period had subsided then it was all ok."
Ngebulana was excluded from the race results and handed four penalty points for his part in the incident.
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